Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, the matrix below shows Rep. of Korea's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

Rep. of Korea

Year: 2019(6 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD762(6)524(4)358(3)246(3)157(2)90(1)31(1)
>= 50 mln USD424(5)295(3)196(3)133(3)80(2)50(1)16(1)
>= 100 mln USD276(3)198(1)134(1)95(1)54(1)35(1)11(1)
>= 200 mln USD163(2)111(1)80(1)58(1)36(1)22(1)4(1)
>= 500 mln USD644834241280

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Lebanon9303Firearms; other similar devices (e.g. sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, very pistols, devices for firing flares or blank ammunition, captive bolt humane killers, line throwing guns)201999.46%416,497,241
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201973.24%50,902,489
3Russian Federation0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process201967.86%81,618,670
4Russian Federation0510Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, dried or not glands, other animal products used in preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved201941.13%18,527,197
5Russian Federation0306Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine201934.17%410,226,733
6Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201930.35%120,865,357

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.